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MSU women's basketball looks for win against Illinois
For some of the players on the women’s basketball team, Thursday’s home game against Illinois will be business as usual.
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Column: Basketball season has parallels to championship football run
It’s well documented how much the football and basketball programs at MSU are intertwined.
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Cleaves visit, second-half defense highlight close win for Spartans
Walking into Tuesday’s game, No. 3 MSU knew it would have to contain Indiana freshman forward Noah Vonleh, who is nearly averaging a double-double in his young career. Luckily for head coach Tom Izzo, his Spartans did just that, but the containment didn’t come until the second half. Vonleh, who started the game scoring seven of Indiana’s first 11 points, almost went missing in the second half, scoring only four points and attempting no 3-pointers.
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Slow start, strong finish
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline flowing. The sophomore guard torched the Hoosiers for the fourth time in his career, scoring 24 and leading the No.
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New recycling effort could minimize waste at Breslin
Before a victor is determined at Breslin Center, and the trash bins are overstuffed on game nights, two new recycling efforts already are working to minimize waste otherwise bound for a landfill.
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MSU men's basketball comes back in second half to beat Hoosiers, 71-66
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline going.
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MSU trailing Indiana by one at halftime
In a very slowed down, drawn-out game, the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team trails Indiana at the half, 28-27.
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Globe Trotter
It’s minutes before tip-off in Champaign, Ill., and Lisa Schilling is sitting inches from her TV, waiting for her son’s name to be called. Gavin Schilling, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman forward, only sees the court for five minutes against the Fighting Illini, but it doesn’t matter to his mother — she’s as excited as anyone else decked out in green and white. “I feel like I want to be right there in the stadium,” she said.
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MSU men's basketball looking to sweep Indiana on Tuesday
Nearly three weeks after running Indiana off its home court, the No. 3 men’s basketball team will look for another win over the Hoosiers to complete the season sweep on Tuesday.
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Offensive off-night results in Spartan women's basketball loss on Sunday
The women’s basketball team is enjoying its best offensive season under head coach Suzy Merchant. Judging solely from Sunday night’s 66-54 home loss against No.
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MSU women's basketball loses to Penn State
Three late offensive rebounds — and plenty of missed opportunities on offense — helped No. 16 Penn State hold onto a late lead and hand the women’s basketball team its first loss of Big Ten season Sunday evening, defeating the Spartans 66-54 at Breslin Center.
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Women's basketball leading Penn State by 7 at halftime
At halftime, the women’s basketball team leads No. 16 Penn State, 34-27. Senior forward Annalise Pickrel leads MSU with 11 points, and senior guard Klarissa Bell has 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Women's basketball to take on Penn State at 5 p.m.; game airs on ESPN2
The women’s basketball team already has toppled one ranked team during its winning streak. Sunday, they will try for a repeat. Winners of six consecutive games, the Spartans (12-5 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) will look to maintain its status as the only undefeated Big Ten team as they host No.
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Spartans knock off Illinois on road without Payne
It was “just like football” in Champaign, Ill., as the No. 4 men’s basketball team completed a road sweep in the Land of Lincoln. After beating Northwestern earlier in the week, the Spartans came into Illinois and came out with a 78-62 win over the Fighting Illini.
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MSU men's basketball leading Illinois on road
For his third straight game, senior forward Adreian Payne is out with a sprained foot, but so far it doesn’t look like the No.
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MSU women's basketball wins first game at Iowa since 2007
For the first time since 2007, the women’s basketball team will leave Iowa City with a win. Aided by hot shooting from behind the arc, the women’s basketball team built a 21-point halftime lead and cruised to a win Thursday night, defeating Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 87-72.
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No. 4 MSU men's basketball heading to Illinois on Saturday
MSU has a long tradition of success on the basketball court, but they’re one win away from putting another historic notch in their green and white belt. With a win in Champaign, Ill.
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On the road, MSU women's basketball leading Iowa by 21
The women’s basketball team hit on all cylinders in the first half against Iowa, entering halftime with a 49-28 lead.
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Spartan men's basketball playing the numbers game this year
For the last two months, the No. 4 men’s basketball team’s starting five has looked like a carousel.